Saddle for cycles, motor-cycles, and like machines.



E. LYGETT. SADDLE FOR CYCLES, MOTOR GYQLES, AND LIKE MACHINES.

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E. LYOETT. SADDLE FOR CYCLES, MOTOR CYCLES, AND LIKE MACHINES.

APPLICATION TILED APR. 16. 1911.

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INVENTOR, EDWARD LYCETT E. LYGETT.

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SADDLE FOR CYCLES, MOTOR-CYCLES, AND LIKE MACHINES.

To all whom 2'25 may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD LYOETT, acitizen of Great Britain, residing at St. Bernards Road, Olton, countyof Warwick, England, manufacturer, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Sad dle for Cycles, Motor-Cycles, and Like Machines;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same.

This invention comprises improvements in and relating to saddles ofcycles, motor cycles, and like machines and has more par ticularreference to saddles for motor cycles.

with motor cycles at the present time it is considered desirable toarrange the seat as low as possible upon the frame with a view toavoiding wind pressure and to give the rider greater security andcontrol in travel. With this object it has been proposed to form the topframe tube with a down-- wardly inclined portion or slightly droppedpart where it joins with the down tube in which the angle saddle pin orpillar is mounted. This enables the saddle to be brought to a level onlyslightly above the top frame tube.

In accordance with my invention I dispense with the usual saddleunderframe to which is secured the attachment boss and upon which theusual spring devices are mounted and I mount the saddle direct onto themachine frame. For this purpose I provide a clip or other suitablesuspension devices on the machine frame to which the pommel end of thesaddle is hinged and I provide attachment clips or other suitablesuspension devices on parts of the frame or carrier adjacent to theposition it is desired the rear or cantle part of the saddle shalloccupy and I mount flexible devices between the rear of the saddle andthe attachment clips or suspension devices to give the desired springmounting.

It is becoming customary to mount a strong carrier as a permanentfixture with the frame, and the strong side bars of such a carrier formconvenient points for mounting the springs, compression or tension forsupporting the rear of the saddle.

As the girder or other underframe of the saddle and its attachment bossand angle pillar are rendered unnecessary it is possible to arrange thesaddle very much lower than hitherto. I further provide a much moreflexible seat as the movement is not re- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed April 15, 1911.

Patented Apr. 16, 1912.

Serial No. 621,325.

stricted by an underframe but has full play on the springs.

The improved saddle is cheaper to produce and is lighter for the samestrength than ordinary saddles.

The front of the saddle is preferably hinged to a clip on the top tubeof the frame or on the oblique down tube. The hinge may be arranged onan extension in front of the saddle or to the nose of the saddle itself.Preferably the hinge is arranged to prevent any lateral. motion orrocking but is free to permit motion in a vertical plane.

The spring mounting for the rear of the saddle may comprise two thrustrods engaging the lower ends of tension coils whose upper ends aresupported by clips to the carrier or other convenient part, or I may useany suitable spring mounting.

I may use tension springs from the cantle to the machine frame or I mayuse the known parallelogram spring motion either in addition to anordinary sprin suspen sion or without same as found desirable inpractice.

In order that the invention may be thoroughly understood and easilycarried into practice I have appended hereunto 4: sheets of drawingsillustrating examples of same.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the rear upper part of a motor cycle framewith my inven' tion applied. Fig. 2 is a plan of the connection at thenose of the saddle. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of the nose of thesaddle and its connection. Fig. 4: is a rear elevation of the saddle.Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but showing a modified suspension ofthe saddle. Fig. 6 shows a further modification.

On these drawings a is the machine frame which may or may not have thedropped part Z). The saddle comprises a cover 0 with cantle plate andnose (Z in the pommel and with suitable provisions for tensioning suchas e. In place of the usual underframe carrying the attachment boss foran angle pin, I employ a hinge suspension from the nose to the frame anda suitable spring sup port between the back and a part carried by theframe. In Figs. 1 to l the suspension at the front comprises anattachment to the nose cZ forming a strap part f of a hinge g. Theattachment 7 is preferably cranked up wardly as seen in Fig. 3 to bringthe hinge in front of the saddle nose and in substantially the sameplane therewith. The hinge pin is here shown supported by bars or a linkit which is securely held by the clamping pin of a clip such as 2' tothe frame tube and the sides of this link are spread as shown to providea substantial bearing for the hinge so as to prevent any lateral playupon same. This link structure is not essential as the hinge may besupported by a clip immedi ately below it, but this arrangement hereshown is convenient for the frame illustrated and permits the saddlebeing arranged as low as possible.

A flexible support for the rear of the saddle is formed by employingthrust rods j from the cantle to springs such as 7:, which are suspendedby suitable clips Z from the carrier at. The thrust bars and springsform a flexible supporting device which is well known in ordinaryunderframe saddles and I may substitute for it any other known supporting device which may suitably operate in combination with theflexible suspension of the saddle nose and which may be secured betweenthe saddle and the machine frame itself or a carrier or bracket thereon.

It is convenient to provide angle bars a from the thrust rods j toconnect with the springs for enabling the rods to be arranged to clearthe carrier and stays of the frame and still obtain a substantiallycentral pull upon the springs. The bars amay be adjusted upon thread-edportions of the rods for adjusting the tension put upon the springs. Anywell known device may be provided for adjusting the saddle forwardly andbaekwardly.

In Fig. 5 the saddle is shown supported by a clip 0 upon the down tubeof the frame and the hinge q is formed below the nose of the saddle,being supported by a link 7 clamped to the clip 0.

In Fig. (3 a special bracket 3 is shown upon the machine for attachmentof the spring suspension device for the rear of the saddle. The hingesuspension at the front is very similar to that shown in Fig. 5 but maybe the same as that shown in Fig. 1.

lVhat I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent then is 1. Insaddles for cycles, motor cycles and the like, the combination of aframe, a saddle, links pivoted at one end to the forward end of thesaddle and at the opposite end to said frame, and a spring supportingdevice connected to the frame and support.

ing the rear end of the saddle.

2. In saddles for cycles, motor cycles and the like, the combination ofa frame, a saddle, links pivoted at one end to the forward end of thesaddle and at the opposite end to said frame, and a spring supportina'device connected to the frame and support ing the rear end of thesaddle, said links being disposed in front of the saddle nose and insubstantially the same horizontal plane therewith.

8. In saddles for cycles, motor cycles and the like machines, a hingeconnection of the saddle nose to the machine frame, said hingeconnection being disposed in front of the saddle nose and insubstantially the same horizontal plane therewith, and a springsupporting device at the rear of said saddle connected to the carrier orframe.

l. In saddles for cycles, motor cycles and the like machines a hingeconnection of the saddle nose to the machine frame, said hingeconnection being disposed in front of the saddle nose and insubstantially the same horizontal plane therewith, and a springsupporting device at the rear of said saddle connected to the carrier orframe or a bracket thereon, said spring device comprising thrust rodsfrom the rear of the saddle distending tension springs connected to theframe.

5. In saddles for cycles, motor cycles and like machines a hingeconnection of the saddle nose to the machine frame, said hingeconnection being disposed in front of the saddle nose and insubstantially the same horizontal plane therewith, and a springsupporting device at the rear of said saddle connected to the carrier orframe or a bracket thereon, said spring device comprising thrust rodsfrom the rear of the saddle distending tension springs, said springsbeing hingedly connected at their upper end to the frame.

6. In saddles for cycles, motor cycles and like machines, a hingeconnection of the saddle nose to the machine frame, said hingeconnection being disposed in front of the saddle nose and insubstantially the same horizontal plane therewith, and a springsupporting device at the rear of said saddle,

said spring device comprising thrust rods projecting down from the rearof the saddle arranged to distend suitably mounted tension springs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD LYCETT. I/Vitnesses:

F. GILBERT BRETTELL, E. SIMS BRETTELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

